dies for Dillion 550B

gskyhawk

as you guys may know from my other post , I just got my first 550B , my question is what brand of dies do you guys like and where is the best place to buy them cost wise ? mainly talking pistol cals to start off with

Thanks

Warbirds

For pistol cals I myself like RCBS Carbide dies. You'll pay a little more for the carbide dies but you don't have to bother with case lube. So to me it's worth it. I am always lurking GB auctions for dies, gunshows, gunshops, or pawnshops for dies. I've even bought dies for a few calibers I don't own just because they were a good deal. On one of those occassions I ended up buying a rifle a few months later to go with my set of 7mm Mag dies. O.K. I'm not exactly an economics genious...

R/

Dave

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ibffsteve

The best place for new dies for
price and service is http://www.midwayusa.com/

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Throckmorton

I like Hornady dies.The bullet seater is a frction fit which requires to adjust.I like the crimp it does also.Yo're only going to buy them once so a few bucks here or there is not that big a deal.Look what yo're saving on ammo!

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dg101win

When I first got my Dillon 550 I used RCBS dies since I had them on hand. I have used Lee dies but the are a bit short,however if you use Dillon lock rings they will work.
I have picked up several Dillon dies( 45 ACP,45 Colt,38 SPL,44 Mag) and like them a lot. Yes they cost a bit more but I thin they are worth it.
The bottom of the die has a radiused opening allowing easy entry of the case into the die. Also cleaning them is easy as it does not require total removal of the die from the tool head. This is handy if you load a lot of cast bullets.
Also Dillon customer service is fantastic. If it breaks call them and they will replace at no cost to you.
Just my opinion.

Retired Air Force Msgt--NRA Life Member since 1971

Pinhead

I use Dillon dies on my 550 press because they are radiused on the bottom and will not catch a case on the mouth of the die as the square edge of the other brands will do from time to time. I use RCBS, Lyman, Redding, C&H, Hornady and even one set of Herter's dies on my RCBS Rockchucker single stage press. I have found all of the above dies to work just fine, it's more of a personal preference most of the time or what you get use to.

tomh.

I have a 550 and I too like the Dillon dies.
Red, Blue, Green....they're all good dies. Just be sure to get carbide. They're cleaner to use if nothing else.

gskyhawk

thanks everyone for the info and the links , very helpfull indeed [:D][:D]

heavyiron

I use Lee carbide dies on my Dillon.

I use the Lee carbide factory crimp die on the fourth station. Never had any problem with these dies and have loaded 10s of thousands of .45ACP. The reloaded ammo is accurate also.

Regards,

heavyiron[8D]


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